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" The goal of &amp;quot;finally getting more sleep&amp;quot; is a slippery panacea many people spend most of their lives chasing. And to make matters more complicated, figuring out how much sleep you actually need tends to be tricky. It could depend on your age, but too little shut-eye could cause a whole host of problems, and even the classic eight-hour recommendation has come into question. But surely, you would think, that the most successful people in the world \u2014 actors, CEOs, politicians \u2014 have it all figured out. If optimal sleep at night = the best day possible, they must know the bedtime secrets that keeps them moving and shaking. Home Arena (a home store in the UK), looked at the data more closely, and compiled the sleep habits of 21 highly successful folks into a fun infographic. And does it reveal the hidden magic number that will turn us all into geniuses (and ultimately millionaires) by day? Well, no. From the likes of Thomas Edison (who would get 5 hours of sleep) to Ellen Degeneres (who logs 8 hours each night), the group&amp;#039;s sleep patterns run the gamut. While frustrating, we think this is good news \u2014 maybe you don&amp;#039;t have to fit into an exact prescription of optimal sleep time. If you feel great after just 6 hours of shut-eye, your efforts to log more could be futile. Scientists are even studying a genetic link to needing little sleep each night \u2014 some people report they only need four hours. But still, if having something in common with Bill Gates or Benjamin Franklin is what helps you sleep at night, we say more power to you.  [h/t TIME] "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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